Summer is full of HIGHLIGHTS.....

Acting....So proud of him after struggling to memorize his lines he mastered them for the performance!!


This girl celebrated a birthday....haha the best Hawaiian race ever!
Plus on her actual birthday she had some out of town guests help us celebrate!! So fun and special.

Finishing of the school year strong...the second graduate in the house!  :)
This girl was next....along with her cousin.  They are great frousins and could not be there for each others graduation because they were on the same evening, so instead they got their hair done and dressed up together instead.  
Celebrating with her third graduate in the house!

We traveled a little East to watch this guy graduate.
Another graduate....it was the year of graduations.  We quickly went over to take some photos of this handsome cousin/nephew!!  
Our out of town guests came, left, and came back.  I just love how our kids connect with them even though they really are complete strangers at the start.
First ever VL extended family camping trip
Some kids went off to camp for a week during the summer.  They always come home full of stories and joy in their eyes.
 


Hanging out with family for the week!



Artwork!  Shark or Big Fish??  
Well technically a shark is a big fish :)

Swimming lessons

Playdates


Hanging out in the backyard

Eating from our Garden...made by the chef in the background :)

Picking lots of blackberries!!!! Despite the wounds its so worth the free fruit!
Witnessed my niece marry a wonderful man!
Because we were all dressed up and mostly good looking a photo was in order!  

We borrowed the parents 5th wheel and took off on a family adventure!  Including 4x4ing, hiking, swimming, learning to be a ninja, eating, bracelet making, puzzling, reading and a whole lot more.








Benefits of having kids who love taking photos...



So much beauty in our land!



Even picked berries on holidays.







Train Wreck walk....

Suspension Bridge!

Anyone else see the sleeping bear in the waterfall???  You must use your imagination


Being a part of a buddy program with Japanese students

That is our summer highlights so far....we did many different things and there are about 500+ photos more I could share....but that would mean you'd know everything about our summer....
We are gearing down the summer sadly and starting to gear back up for back to school, and starting a new job....exciting days to come!


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  1. MarianneAugust 21, 2019 at 6:45 AM

    It was great being part of your summer with you guys being the highlight of ours :-)

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